Defying (Dis)Empowerment in a Battered Women's Shelter

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 501-521 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter

The Use of a Battered Women's Shelter as a Clinical Agency for Student Learning

1984 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 310-313
Author(s):  
Britt Finley
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter

Why Don’t They Just Call the Cops?: Reasons for Differential Police Contact Among Women with Abusive Partners

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth E. Fleury ◽  
Cris M. Sullivan ◽  
Deborah I. Bybee ◽  
William S. Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Negative Experience ◽  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Police Contact ◽  
Police Contacts ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
A Current

Incidents of domestic violence are frequently not reported to police (e.g., Johnson, 1990; Langan & Innes, 1986; Roy, 1977), and people commonly assume that women’s reasons for not calling about violence by a current or former partner are intrapersonal (e.g., shame, embarrassment, love). However, few researchers have asked battered women themselves about the frequency of their police contacts and their reasons for not calling the police. In this study, participants were recruited from a battered women’s shelter and asked about their experiences with the police over the prior 6 months. Two thirds of the sample had had contact with the police during that time, but most did not have as much contact with the police as they had needed. Women gave multiple reasons for not calling the police; these reasons frequently included situational barriers, such as being physically prevented from using the telephone and/or being threatened with more violence. Only 3% of the sample reported that shame, embarrassment, or love were their sole reasons for not calling the police. Underreporting was related to previous (negative) experience with the police, as well as to the level of violence experienced. The practical implications of these findings are discussed.

Battered Women and Their Animal Companions: Symbolic Interaction Between Human and Nonhuman Animals

2000 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-127
Author(s):  
Clifton P. Flynnl
Keyword(s):  
Battered Women ◽  
Symbolic Interaction ◽  
Companion Animals ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Nonhuman Animals ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter ◽  
Animal Interaction ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractOnly recently have sociologists considered the role of nonhuman animals in human society.The few studies undertaken of battered women and their animal companions have revealed high rates of animal abuse co-existing with domestic violence.This study examines several aspects of the relationship between humans and animals in violent homes.The study explored the role of companion animals in the abusive relationship through in-depth, semi-structured interviews with clients at a battered women's shelter. In particular, the study focused on the use of companion animals by women's violent partners to control, hurt, and intimidate the women; the responses of the animals to the women's victimization; and the role of pets as human surrogates and the resulting symbolic interaction between human and nonhuman family members. The significance of the findings for family violence research and application are discussed, as well as the broader implications for sociological investigation of human-animal interaction.

Analyzing factors influencing readmission to a battered women's shelter

1989 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melvin N. Wilson ◽  
A. J. Baglioni ◽  
Deborah Downing
Keyword(s):  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter

Brief Interventions with Children in a Battered Women's Shelter: A Model Preventive Program

1982 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honore M. Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Brief Interventions ◽  
Preventive Program ◽  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter

No Place to Go: Local Histories of the Battered Women’s Shelter Movement (review)

2009 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 404-405
Author(s):  
Suzanne Morton
Keyword(s):  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter

Program Enterprise and Official Cooptation in the Battered Women's Shelter Movement

1981 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 827-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
John M. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Women's Shelter ◽  
Battered Women's Shelter
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